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Yeah... it's as genuine as Stalin's and Trump's faith...[emoji849]

Did you spit at the other kids a lot in kindergarten too Menno?


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It pays to be circumspect about attributing goodness to human beings. The chants are lovely. The processions solemn. The hearts, who can know them?

That's the truth...

One can always find a dog and pony show in them...

And some can only see dogs and ponies...


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Did you spit at the other kids a lot in kindergarten too Menno?


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As we have discussed...faith, faith given as a gift from God, displays itself in works.
Neither Putin, nor Stalin, nor Trump have displayed faith.
 

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As we have discussed...faith, faith given as a gift from God, displays itself in works.
Neither Putin, nor Stalin, nor Trump have displayed faith.

When childish sin is justified by dogma repentance is no easy matter...

So to put the matter in your terms...

And this is not my belief but is only an illustration so you can see better:

"Neither you nor Hitler have displayed faith..."

So perhaps now you can see the problem here?

This is what spitting looks like...

So please forgive me this illustration of the problem you are presenting in your posts...


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When childish sin is justified by dogma repentance is no easy matter...

So to put the matter in your terms...

And this is not my belief but is only an illustration so you can see better:

"Neither you nor Hitler have displayed faith..."

So perhaps now you can see the problem here?

This is what spitting looks like...

So please forgive me this illustration of the problem you are presenting in your posts...


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Arsenios, you are sticking your head in the sand.
 

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Putin will defend the Orthodox Church and the faithful in the Ukraine...

A huge and new frame of reference in post-modern secular foreign relations...

This is a thoughtful and insightful account...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eYeuyLAGMk


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Putin will defend the Orthodox Church and the faithful in the Ukraine...

A huge and new frame of reference in post-modern secular foreign relations...

This is a thoughtful and insightful account...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eYeuyLAGMk


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Putin and Russia think of themselves as the superior race that should rule the world (Not unlike Hitler). He is an anti-Christ.
Russia is a leader in anti-Semitism, a hater of Jews, much like Haman in the story of Esther.
 

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Putin and Russia think of themselves as the superior race that should rule the world (Not unlike Hitler). He is an anti-Christ.
Russia is a leader in anti-Semitism, a hater of Jews, much like Haman in the story of Esther.

The Government of the Ukraine is now accusing Priests of hate speech and treason and siezing Church property...

So it is the Western alliance over-lords see themselves as the superior race...

And see the Orthodox as deplorable dogs to be eliminated...

Sneering accusation is the language and treasury of demons...

The bravery of the hidden and the safe...

May God be merciful to you, Menno...


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The Government of the Ukraine is now accusing Priests of hate speech and treason and siezing Church property...

So it is the Western alliance over-lords see themselves as the superior race...

And see the Orthodox as deplorable dogs to be eliminated...

Sneering accusation is the language and treasury of demons...

The bravery of the hidden and the safe...

May God be merciful to you, Menno...


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You don't know your Russian history, Arsenios.
As for present day Ukraine, I have not followed the news.
What I know is the false belief of superiority that is held by Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church.
 

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You don't know your Russian history, Arsenios.
As for present day Ukraine, I have not followed the news.
What I know is the false belief of superiority that is held by Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church.

The actions of the Ecumenical Patriarch are a US Intelligence operation which is supporting him...

And offering autocephaly to the Ukranian schizmatics, he has not withdrawn it, and has them as his dependencies...

And oh by the way, he is just now also claiming for himself all Orthodox Churches in the Korean Peninsula...

This whole thing stinks, Menno...

Russia will defend Orthodox Christians and their Churches in the Ukraine from western engineered predations...

Call that what you will in false accusations of racial superiority allegations...

Putin is simply defending Christians against a secular government that wants them oppressed and eliminated...

The captain of the boat which is at the beginning of this latest round admitted he was instructed to provoke the incident, and that he had been entering these waters legally without incident for many years prior... He entered illegally this time to provoke an incident to get the US involved in the secular government's power grab to persecute Orthodox Christians whose land it is...

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The actions of the Ecumenical Patriarch are a US Intelligence operation which is supporting him...

And offering autocephaly to the Ukranian schizmatics, he has not withdrawn it, and has them as his dependencies...

And oh by the way, he is just now also claiming for himself all Orthodox Churches in the Korean Peninsula...

This whole thing stinks, Menno...

Russia will defend Orthodox Christians and their Churches in the Ukraine from western engineered predations...

Call that what you will in false accusations of racial superiority allegations...

Putin is simply defending Christians against a secular government that wants them oppressed and eliminated...

The captain of the boat which is at the beginning of this latest round admitted he was instructed to provoke the incident, and that he had been entering these waters legally without incident for many years prior... He entered illegally this time to provoke an incident to get the US involved in the secular government's power grab to persecute Orthodox Christians whose land it is...

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Aresenios, you are drinking propaganda Kool-Aid.
 

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I do not think Mr Putin is a Christian; arranging for the murder of opponents is the act of one who does not know the Lord, Jesus Christ.
 

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I do not think Mr Putin is a Christian;

We disagree...

arranging for the murder of opponents is the act of one who does not know the Lord, Jesus Christ.

He is protecting Russian Orthodox Christians and their Churches in the Ukraine against secular EU persecutions and seizures...

Do you think there are any Christian world leaders?

Do you think Melania is a Christian?


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We disagree...



He is protecting Russian Orthodox Christians and their Churches in the Ukraine against secular EU persecutions and seizures...

Do you think there are any Christian world leaders?

Do you think Melania is a Christian?


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Do you think there are any Christian world leaders? Possibly, Pope Francis could be a Christian, his way of life and words point in the direction.

Do you think Melania is a Christian? I have no idea, do you?
 

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Do you think there are any Christian world leaders? Possibly, Pope Francis could be a Christian, his way of life and words point in the direction.

A Christian world leader is a world leader who is a Christian...

You seem to be saying that because of his sins, Pope Francis may not be a Christian???

Do you think Melania is a Christian? I have no idea, do you?

Well, I have seen her lead huge crowds in the Lord's Prayer at political gatherings, and she claims to be a Roman Catholic...

Are you saying that because of her sins she cannot be a Christian?

Is this why you question Putin's being a Christian?

Menno wants to dump him into the same pile as Stalin...

Demonizing one's enemies is not all that Christian either, is it?

It is what soldiers often do, with better more immediate reasons...


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A Christian world leader is a world leader who is a Christian...

You seem to be saying that because of his sins, Pope Francis may not be a Christian???



Well, I have seen her lead huge crowds in the Lord's Prayer at political gatherings, and she claims to be a Roman Catholic...

Are you saying that because of her sins she cannot be a Christian?

Is this why you question Putin's being a Christian?

Menno wants to dump him into the same pile as Stalin...

Demonizing one's enemies is not all that Christian either, is it?

It is what soldiers often do, with better more immediate reasons...


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I already said I do not think Mr Putin is a Christian; arranging for the murder of opponents is the act of one who does not know the Lord, Jesus Christ.

I presume that pope Francis is a Christian because his way of life suggests such to be the case.

For Melania I have no idea I know insufficient to offer an opinion.
 

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I already said I do not think Mr Putin is a Christian; arranging for the murder of opponents is the act of one who does not know the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Calling heads of state murderers indicts ALL heads of state, for all are responsible for the killing those opposed to and perceived to be enemies of the state...

Especially in arenas of espionage, where the deaths are exceptionally horrific...

I am a little surprise you will not call Melania Trump, a Roman Catholic, a Christian...
And even your Pope, as you indicated, is not above suspicion as being a non-Christian...

So do you think there is such a thing as a Christian murderer??


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Calling heads of state murderers indicts ALL heads of state, for all are responsible for the killing those opposed to and perceived to be enemies of the state...

Especially in arenas of espionage, where the deaths are exceptionally horrific...

I am a little surprise you will not call Melania Trump, a Roman Catholic, a Christian...
And even your Pope, as you indicated, is not above suspicion as being a non-Christian...

So do you think there is such a thing as a Christian murderer??


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It may indict "all heads of state" and it may not. The current monarch of Denmark and probably the UK too do not seem to have plotted the murder of opponents. Pope Francis probably has not plotted the murder of any person.

And regarding Meliana I've already said I know insufficient about her to say one way or the other.

Had you asked about Donald Trump I'd say that doubt about his professed faith looks sustainable.

And Vladimir Putin is implicated in the poisoning of several persons. His claim to Christian faith is very weak.
 
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